Mother and child in figurative art, father and child, parent and child figurative painting, sculpture
Mardie Rees is a fine artist and figurative sculptor who is native to the Pacific Northwest. Born into a creative household, her childhood was spent sewing garments and building homes, drawing pictures and visiting museums. In her adolescence, Rees’ family uprooted and moved to Ecuador to facilitate community development. The years spent in Latin American …
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I am forever pulled by the simplicity and complexity of the human figure. I attempt to capture a pose quickly and fluently. The figure and facial likeness are so close, so personal and I am so very aware of them, that I feel I must work within their confines again and again. I strive to …
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Claudia Olds Goldie has had numerous solo exhibitions in the U.S. and has shown in international shows such as the NCECA Biennial in Houston and SOFA Chicago (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design). Her work has been showcased in several State of Clay national juried exhibitions, at the Fuller Art Museum, in Ohio Craft …
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Marie is a Cincinnati based fine artist who captures expression and gesture beautifully in her graphite drawings and oil paintings. Her work is carefully rendered with delicate detail bringing life to her subjects. She finds inspiration in the grace and beauty of dance and strives to capture the essence of each individual in her portrait …
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The sculptures made by Wikje seem realistic at first glance, but she plays with the perception of the viewer. Behind the apparent beauty lies the visualization of vulnerability and desolation. The characters are purely fictional with a social existential theme. Apparent realism and technical craftsmanship are used as a medium to reinforce her concepts. The …
Wikje Schoon, figurative stone sculpture from Netherlands Read More »
Painting is a means of self-discovery and revelation. The painting process allows me to battle fear, as there is no room for fear in the process of art making. Conversely, most of my paintings are about fear, the brevity of life and its moments. I was raised in rural northern Minnesota in a place called the …
Casey Krawczyk, motherhood, immense joy, boundless love Read More »
Ann-Marie Brown is a Canadian painter who makes her home on the Sunshine Coast of Canada, and her studio around the world. The figure is the starting point for her work. These painting are from the series The Storm and I, a body of work that distills contemporary events into figures that are experiencing them. …
Ann Marie Brown, encaustic artworks stolen in Montreal Read More »
Some people know me for my clay and others know me for my paintings. I think I will always work in both mediums. To me, I am simply working to get these narratives out in the world, no matter what medium I am working in. My artwork shifted dramatically in 2009, after the death of …
Kelly Thiel, branching out into painting from ceramics Read More »
